Creamer



( o Model.)

W. s. MUMM ERY.

GRB AMER.

No. 340,920. Patented Apr. 2'7, 1886.

WW W W WITNESSES jg l/waa/ UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

W'ALTER S. MUMMERY, OF ELBA, MICHIGAN.

CREAMER.

EPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,920, dated April27,1886.

Application filed August 15, 1885. Serial No. 174,500. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER S. MUMMERY, of Elba, county of Lapeer, Stateof Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oreamers; andI declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to anovelconstruotion and combination of devices increamers, as

, hereinafter more fully specified, and more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical cross section of a deviceembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; Fig. 3, a planview with the cover removed. Fig. 4. is a separate view of one of theremovable cans.

Heretofore as creamers have ordinarily been constructed in which cansare located in a tank, whereby said cans may be surrounded by coolwateror ice for expeditiously concentrating the cream, the cans have not beenreadily removable; but it is evident that in order to keep them sweetand clean they need to be frequently scalded in a thorough manner, andfor this purpose they should be made so as to be removed easily withoutthe necessity of first emptying the tank, as has sometimes been thecase, and of plugging up the orifices in the frame-work of the creamerand the tank through which the faucet of the can projects. lrVhere thecans are not made removable from the tank, the tank being cool by thepresence of cold water or ice, it is evident that hot water poured intothe cans in such location will readily become chilled,and in consequencethe cans cannot be perfectly scalded,and therefore not thoroughlycleaned, as the result of which ataint is likely to be imparted to thecream and the butter derived therefrom. Moreover, creameries are oftensituated at a distance from the house, in proximity to ice-houses,springs,or streams of run ning water, and unless the cans can be removedand carried to the kitchen loss of time and much inconvenience must beoccasioned when it is time to scald them. My invention is designed toovercome all these difficulties, and is carried out as follows:

A represents any suitable inclosing-case.

A is a cover hinged or otherwise connected thereto. B is a tank engagedin the top of said case in any suitable manner, said tank adapted toreceive water or ice, as may be desired.

For supporting the tank I prefer to provide the case with strips a a aa. The tank is made of suitable metal, its upper edges being bent overso as to engage upon said strips. This is a convenient manner forengaging the tank in place in the upper part of the inclosing-case; butI would have it understood that I do not confine myself to anyparticular way of securing the tank in place. The front strip, a, ispreferably extended, so that the lower do0rs,A ,of the case may shutagainst the same to make a tighter union when the door is closed.Beneath the tank is a refrigeratingchamber, 0, in which the cream-jarmay be kept with any other desired commodities ordinarily set away inthe refrigerator, the device answering both for a creamer andrefrigerator. The refrigerating-chamber may be provided with one or moreshelves, 0, suitably located therein.

I prefer to so locate the tank within the inelosing-case that anair-space shall be provided between the tank and the case upon thedifferent sides of the tank, as shown at b. This will greatly facilitatethe cooling of the refrigerating-chamber, and will also serve to aconsiderable extent the purpose of a dead-air space in preserving thetemperature within the tank.

D represents a stationary canholder, constructed with walls extending toor toward the top of the tank, and provided with a base, as shown. Thetank may be provided with one or more of these can-holders, as may bedesired, the drawings showing but one, others, if employed, beingconstructed in a similar manner. Each of these holders is cut away atits lower front edge, with the adjacent portion of the tank, to affordcommunication with the refrigeratingchamber.

E represents one of my improved cans removably located in saidcan-holder. Should it be desired, a series of these cans may be providedlocated in a series of canholders, arranged as before mentioned.

My improved cans are provided with any ordinary faucet, e, engaged withits lower front tate the flow of the contents of the can through thefaucet. The can-holders, being shaped in this manner, also permit thecooling fiuid or ice coming in contact therewith beneath their .1

base as well as about their sides. The canthe bottom, so as toconcentrate the flow of the contents of the can to the center, whichalso facilitates the cleansing of the can. I prefer, also, instead ofleaving a corner at the lower rear point of the can, to secure therein aplate or strip, 6, which may be soldered in place, and which alsofacilitates the cleansing of the ners liable to be imperfectly cleaned.

The tank and can-holders are not only cut away at the lower frontcorner, as described, but I prefer that the cut shall extend rearwardlyupon the front to give sufficient room for the faucet, the size of thefaucet being such that the can to which it is attached may be readilylifted out of place in the can-holder and the faucet withdrawn throughthe cutaway portion of the tank and canholder, the can-holder itselfbeing soldered or otherwise securely engaged in the tank and projectingabout the cut-away portion of the tank in such a manner that thecontents 01' the tank are in no wise liable to escape therefrom when thecan is lifted out of place, the can-holder and tank having a firmwater-tight union with each other. This construction of a tank providedwith a water-tight can'holder adapted to receive a can and cut away soas to afford communication from the interior of the canholder throughthe tank is, so far as I am aware, an entirely novel feature, which I desire to cover broadly. The cut-away portion of the canholder and tankalso extends upwardly, so as to give a clear view of the indicator-glassin the can, as shown in Fig. 1 at e.

E represents a series ol'strengthening strips, by which the can-holdersmay be more firmly engaged in the tank, although these, of course,

are not essential to my invention, as these 5 holders maybe secured inplace in any proper manner.

F represents an inletorifice extending through the inclosing-case andtank, adapted for the reception of water thereto, in whichtank withoutopening the doors into the refrigerating-chamber.

g is an additional orifice in the base of the tank, which may be pluggedup ordinarily, or which may be opened when occasion demands.

g is a discharge-orifice toward the top of the tank, to preventoverflow.

H represents a cover, which I engage firmly upon the cover of theinclosing-case, adapted,

when the cover is closed down in place, to rest holder and can are alsopreferably rounded at therefrom will flow into the tank. can. As soconstructed, the can has no corover the top of the can and can-holder.

It is evident that more or less air may circulate between the can-holderand the can,

and the animal heat in the can will rise and be condensed upon saidcover, which is rounded, as shown, its ends being projected over thesides of the can-holder, so that the drip This constitutes a creamer,which may be readily cleansed and operated in the most elficient manner.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a milk-can with an inclinedbottom, nor to arrange such can within a tank with the outlet of the canprojecting through said tank. It is also old to provide a milk-can andits tank with transparent panels for observing the flow of the cancontents. These, however, I do not broadly claim.

What I claim is 1. In a creamer, the combination of a tank andastationary can-holder therein, said tank and holder having coincidentorifices, so that the interior of the holder communicates with theexterior of the tank, with a can arranged in the can-holder, and havingan outlet extending through the orifices in the tank and can-holder,substantially as described.

2. In a creamer, the combination of a tank and a can-holder fittedwatertight therein, said tank and holder having coincident orifices, sothat the interior of the holder communicates with the exterior of thetank, with a can arranged in the can-holder, and having at its lowerportion a faucet extending through the orifices in the tank and holder,substantially as described.

3. In a creamer, the combination of a case, a tank supported therein,and a can-holder fitted water-tight in the tank, said tank and holderhaving orifices and a cutaway portion, 0", in their lower portions, sothat the interior of the holder communicates with the exterior of thetank, with a can arranged in the holder, and having a faucet and anindicator-glass, both extending through the orifices in the holder andtank, substantially as de scribed' 4. The combination of the tank havinga horizontal bottom-wall and a can-holder hav ing an inclined bottomwall, said holder and tank having coincident orifices, and fittedwater-tight therearound, so that the interior of the holder communicateswith the exterior of the tank, with a can arranged in the canholder, andhaving an outlet extending through its the orifices in the holder andtank, substanan outlet extending through the orifices in the {O tiallyas described. holder and tank, substantially as described.

5. In a creamer, the combination of an in- In testimony whereof I signthis specificaclosingcase, a tank supported therein and tion in thepresence of two witnesses. separated therefrom by air-spaces, a chamber7 i i, I T under thetank, a can-holder fitted water-tight ALTER MUMMDRX'in the tank, said holder and tank having co- Vitnesses: incidentorifices in their lower portions, and M. B. ODoGHERrY, a can arranged insaid can-holder, and having SAMUEL E. THOMAS.

